About Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells
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Author: Rebecca Kim Wells
Length: 352 pages
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: November 16th, 2021
★★★☆☆ 3.42 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads
Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells Summary
Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen again…
Until the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence and into Lena’s sheltered world. Miranda comes from the Gather, a city in the forest brimming with magic. She is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler—and she offers Lena a bargain. If Lena assists her on her journey, Miranda will help her break the curse.
Mesmerized by Miranda and her promise of a new life, Lena jumps at the chance. But the deeper into the Silence she goes, the more she suspects she’s been lied to—about her family’s history, her curse, and her future. As the shadows close in, Lena must choose who to trust and decide whether it’s more important to have freedom…or power.
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More About Rebecca Kim Wells
Rebecca Kim Wells writes books full of magic and fury (and often dragons). Her debut novel Shatter the Sky was a New England Book Award Finalist, an ALA Rainbow Book List selection, an Indies Introduce selection, and a Kids’ Indie Next Pick. She is also the author of Storm the Earth and Briar Girls, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. She holds a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Simmons College. If she were a hobbit, she would undoubtedly be a Took.
What Do Readers Say About Briar Girls?
“I was completely immersed in Briar Girls from start to finish. Not only did I love the magic – this idea of a mysterious forest that seems to consume those who enter – but also the heroine.” -Lili @ Utopia State of Mind
“The bisexual retelling of Sleeping Beauty we deserve.” -Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Author of The Mermaid the Witch and the Sea
“Gorgeous and bloody queer Sleeping Beauty retelling, with a sentient forest, hot broody ravens, and a fiery sapphic love interest!” -Charlie Marie @ Queer Reads Fluff
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